Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-22
TIE SCENE AT THE ABBEY.
distinguished Persons and
Brilliant Effects.
The Guard OF Honor Foreign Ministers
aad Diplomatic Corps -Gladstoue
and Salisbury Religions
Services, SC.

iHy AhSlo-Smerican cable % The Dispatch.l
IoNpoN. june 2l.-Thc first day Of the
1ty.hr>t year Of the rCien OF Queen Vic
tofia over Great iritian opened with per-
feet summer weather in London. 4 loyehcr
day could not haSe been desired for the
celebration Of her Maic>iy's Jubilee. The
sun >honc bright, the AIR was clear and not
very warm, and gentle breeze blew
steadily. The crowds scattered over the
city are unprecedented ia numbers
! thousands OF people who Yesterday selected
locations aloug tue route of to-day's pro-
ctSSior, IN order q retain them, occupied
them an night, and many used camp-stoOls
co. improNi>Cd rests TO enable them TO with
stand the long and tiIeSomc occupation. 4
>tcady stream OF carriages and pedestrians
poured constantly sll might until dawn
through The city from an directions TO-
ward tie west end. At o'clock thi,
morning every point OF vantage along the
streets composing The rOyal procession
route was secured. Atq O'Clock the line
of Iouic was on each side compact mass OF
people. Everybody. despite the discomfort
of the crowdirg, manifested the utmost
good hum6r. The scene at Westminster
Abbey was most brilliant. Every seat wa,
oiled. and every person present was dis
uugUishcd person. When identities were
Enumerated It seemed a. il every locality
the world over had sent one or more OF it.
u uTcseutatiYe pCrsOuages 10 do honor u
Euglapd's queen on Brtain'S greatest hOli.
day. There never, probably, in modern
time, assembled under one roof an audi.
rucc 50 well and - brilliantly arr1yed.
DECORATIONS.
Every man present entitled to wear uni.
form or decoration had both on, new or
FURNISHED up. When this audience was qli
seated the scene presented waS incOmparl-
h.e When thc sun >hOne brightly through
d., noble stained VIII lows Of the Abbey It,
RAYS fell upon on unaccu>tomcd sight and
ODE picture was iudescri5ablc. This audi
tuce. baUkCd up 80 Ii was in the church.
was anything bat ,ombre. For wh,Ie.
when all were seated. there was quiet. but
th., va, only temporary and lasted only
long tnou-u % cuahlc the people 20 locate
one smother. Then there wl, life Oirecog-
milton and of gossip, and IL graduated rap
IGly INTO noisy hun. Tbs was startling
fo . person who cut'red suddenly, cOn>id.
Going ihc III .cc and those who were buried
there, but tee stranger was soon fascina-
j,G, and hc himself added to what had
,iluch him o, decoration.
SALISBURY ENTERS.
Busy and Interested rs were the people
making This rreVcrent congregation, some
p.r.oua.es entered the Abbey strong
enough 20 compel general attention and
Itco-niGon. Wusn the Marquis OF sails.
bury. the Queen, Prime Minister, entered
aud proceeded t. the place set apart for
him Doe was cbccr,d. When Mr.. Glad
stone wa, observed quietly edsing hi way
20 his scat be- va, also chccrcd. such was
;.e ta-.rut>, Of those who bad assured
place. 10 the audience nj Westminster 10
boon band tHIi scores of lord, and ladies
repair. q Co toe cd'tca ~ an unnecessarily
early hour, and a~ many ot tnem were all
mued without, having plrtaken OF any
breakfast, 10 WIS strange sight 10 see
flask, and sandwiches exchanged In such n
crowd and C-clN h,.d 10y NUMBER c~n
ari~tocrais un.titio longer "ilh-ltnd nun
ger or thir-i. Ihi, business. when added
to fhe hum 3t times, seemed irre'ereni
even ou d !uhlccd3 DO Westminster.
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...r5 of General Gpp> and Colonel
-rdiu-, Of the Cold,tream Guard.
Iie particular feature az Buckingham
Palace vs. HAT two services Were
equally lluorcd. the Guards inlnS
.l. eide ol thc roadway 40 Huchlhguth
Palace -it,-, and ON the other side The blue
i..lct, w,re posted. The same services
p,re also r,lrc~,uicd in like manner az the
..trIuc- 90 - Westminster Abbey.
TIE fret # the royal procession was
composed a. Indian prince and lev MI
l.r German prince. This WIS well re-
...l.d iy ils popuhcc. a few minutes
.,t0r. a O'Clock TIE second part Of thu
PROCESSION l,G. This was composed @!
sense tite,n clriiagc>, the occupants beng
fI- K.us OF Denmark, King of Belglum'
h.I- ol ~aNOuy. King ~ he IielIene,,
Gown Prince Of Austria. Crown Prince OF
r.ftr..L Ouecp II RclHan-. Crown
Primo. Of Greece, Prince George OF
Dl.... Crown Pn1cesS"Nf Austria. aud
Culd Dukr ol MecblenbuTg-~taelit Inl'
forty So, also well received by The people.
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er.,,'n.;.,,., ~ tine vast multitude
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-,'.rti.' Omen.
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P#'nullly at Il;lJ 4 VI. iu' RU.,"
a open carriage emerged nom vac
.atr gates. AZ toe siSdt Oh nt'
t'.-aud- ~ voices were iliIed up ~ NJ
.Id applause. being oiIp'nl,U ~! ~,
ruNc ~ many military Janus '''''Du,u -. u,
i.l' Of lle palace. Inc queen ulu ~.
"'r Der -taie rone', out vas 0Ie9'oC ~
iar.. Her carriage Wa. drawn y! elsn,
p'r.D,. The Prince OF NaIe', Dun u.
Edinburgh. ana Duke o. 'ohuiGsuSs ~
'.n-, Tie crown fIin'e IiHpcI'" VI -. 80
many, Tue Marquis on hoIn', - i -,
hi'-Iitn Oh >.uir-"iR ''o''l''"' 60 i,,,,
Henry OF Bat fnburk lner s9u,'i',','' =,
so Prince Albert lc,oT, 1ilu ueIi n "
N..es. Prince AHItc OF LulhD ui - -. -
tI'rce W iliia9 OF russia lnoi ~ O"enn;'
800 je Do iuii UNIFORM 49, W, t're,.,,lo
.at. 81, q hod''R uafd' n'n s .,'0
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